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PASSED: City Council Establishes DOT Crash Investigation Unit
Long-sought change supplants the NYPD's lead role in probes of road carnage.
March 25, 2021
Thursday’s Headlines: We’ll Believe It When We See It Edition
In which we rag the mayor — again — for modeling 'SUV Socialism.' Plus all the other news.
March 25, 2021
OPINION: Expand the Shared Street at University Place in Manhattan
A one-block experiment south of Union Square has more than proved its worth. In fact, it's a model for the city.
March 25, 2021
OPINION: How the ‘Budget-Bike Trap’ Creates Inequality in NYC
The founder of a bike co-op identifies a key gap in cycling equity.
March 24, 2021
EXCLUSIVE: Council Will Pass Bill to Move Crash Investigation from NYPD to DOT
The City Council is poised to pass a key NYPD reform bill on Thursday — with language that may have been softened just enough to earn the support of Mayor de Blasio, Streetsblog has learned.
March 23, 2021
Dozens of Community Groups Demand Real Open Streets Commitment from the Mayor
The Open Streets Coalition makes its play to Hizzoner.
March 22, 2021
OPINION: De Blasio Must Challenge Status Quo to Make Open Streets Great
The status quo of cars, cars, cars is not divinely ordained. It is a result of choices we made decades ago. And because it was our choice, we can chose a different path. And we must.
March 22, 2021
Upper East Side Candidate Julie Menin Aims To Rein in the FDR Drive
An East Side council hopeful's transportation plan shows the safe-streets movement has penetrated the mainstream.
March 22, 2021
Brad Lander Lines Up Comptroller Race Support from Street Safety Advocates Who Might Have Backed Rival Corey Johnson
The comptroller candidates will release a list of endorsers that is basically a who's who of the livable streets movement — and even includes some of Corey Johnson's donors, even.
March 19, 2021
OPINION: Uptown and the Bronx Needs ‘Bridges for People’ Too
Washington Bridge, which spans the Harlem River, is a sad car sewer. Pedestrians, cyclists and transit need better access.
March 18, 2021
